Spoon bait or spinner.



No. 646,9l6. Patented Apr. 3, I900. E, F.- PFLUEGEB.' SPOON BAIT 0RSPINNER.

(Application filed Sept. 23, 1899.) (No Model.)

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llnrrnn STATES PATENT Orrron.

ERNEST F. PFLUEGER, OF AKRON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO JOSEPH E. PFLUEGER, OFSAME PLACE.

SPOON BAIT OR SPINNER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters latent No. 646,916, dated April 3,1900.

Application filed September 23, 1899. Serial No. 731,482. (No model.)

T0 at whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ERNEST F. PFLUEGER, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Akron, in the county of Summit and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Spinning or Spoon Baits;and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a plan view of blank for the wings of thespinner. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of spinner complete. Fig. 8is a sideelevation of same. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the blank shown in Fig. 1bent up into form. Figs. 5 and 6 are detail views of modified forms ofspinners. Fig. 7 is a section on the line 4 4, Fig. 3.

This invention has relation to fishing-spinners or spinning-bait; and itconsists in the novel construction and combination of parts, ashereinafter-set forth.

In the accompanying drawings the letter a designates a blank which isstamped of sheet metal, and b the spinner when bent up in form. 0indicates the stem, attached to a swivel or other connection cl. It willbe observed that the blank is slit at its outer end portions to formblades 6, extending from its broad lateral portions and preferably withthe openings g and innerlugs h. The blank being bent at its narrowmiddle portion in V form constitutes a balanced or two-winged device.The blades of each inclined wing are curved in obliquely-bent orpropeller form. Preferably the blades are made of unequal v length inconverse relation, as shown, and the longer blades of each wing arecurved outwardly, while the shorter ones are curved inwardly. The lugsh, being bent trans-. versely, are secured together and perforated at itto form a bearing for the stem and a strong brace for the wings. Aperforation Zis made in the V-form bend to serve as the second axialbearing for the stem. Bead washers may be used on the stem, as indicatedat n. The resistance of the water is materially lessened by the openingsin the wings, and the device is designed to turn very freely andrapidly, the water passing readily through the a form of my devicewherein the metal cut for the anterior openings is formed into one ormore auxiliary blades.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A spinning-bait, having two wings each of which is provided withpropeller curved blades, one'or more of said blades being curvedoutwardly and the rest inwardly, substantially as specified.

2. A two-winged spinning-bait, provided with propeller curved blades,and with openings in the wings anterior to said blades, substantially asspecified.

3. A two-winged spinning-bait, having propeller curved blades, openingsin the wings anterior to said blades and atransverse brace,substantially as specified.

4:- A spinning-bait having an inclined wing, propeller curved blades andan opening in said wing anterior to said blades, a brace-lug bearing anda bearing in the bend of the wing,

substantially as specified.

5. A two winged spinningbait, having curved propellingblades, openingsin the wings anterior to said blades, and auxiliary blades locatedanterior to said first-named blades and formed from the metal cut forsaid openings, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ERNEST F. PFLUEGER.

Witnesses: v

F. W. WAK MAN, H. D. HOSKIN.

